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Two‐Dimensional Echocardiographic Detection of Asymptomatic Pulmonary Thromboembolism
Author(s) -
ZAIDI SARFRAZ J.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8175.1992.tb00433.x
Subject(s) - asymptomatic , medicine , cardiology , thrombus , ventricle , pulmonary artery , pulmonary valve , radiology , right atrium
Asymptomatic pulmonary thromboembolism is a well‐known clinical entity. In this case, a routine two‐dimensional echocardiogram detected a thrombus in the right atrium. During the examination, it was seen to move into the right ventricle and across the pulmonic valve into the pulmonary artery. The patient remained completely asymptomatic. To my knowledge, this is the first case describing two‐dimensional echocardiographic demonstration of asymptomatic pulmonary thromboembolism.